Oregon National Guard Deliver Explosive Using Drone to Detonate Obstacle

Oregon National Guard deliver explosive using drone to detonate obstacle

Oregon Army National Guard soldiers used a heavy-lift drone to remotely deliver and detonate a live explosive through a wire obstacle on June 22.

Engineers Test Drone-Delivered Breach Capability

JUNE 26, 2026 — A heavy-lift drone climbed into 25 mph gusts above the high desert June 22, carrying a live Bangalore torpedo toward a wire obstacle. For combat engineers, breaching that kind of obstacle is one of the most dangerous missions on the battlefield. Army doctrine accounts for that risk with a 50 percent casualty planning factor for a deliberate breach. This time, no Soldier had to sprint forward to place the charge. Soldiers from Bra…

Oregon engineers breach wire obstacle with drone-delivered Bangalore

Soldiers from Bravo Company, 741st Brigade Engineer Battalion, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, demonstrated a proof-of-concept using a heavy-lift drone to remotely deliver and detonate a live Bangalore torpedo during annual training at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, June 22, 2026. The innovation effort combined commercial unmanned aircraft technology with Army engineer breaching tactics to reduce risk to Soldiers during wire-obstacle …